Multiple concerns have been and are being raised about the threats posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). There are more extreme claims that AI represents an existential threat to humanity. While not dismissing any potential harms that AI might cause, I want to convince you that the problems arise when we are overawed by the myth… Continue reading Putting AI in its Place: Experience, Empowerment and Creativity
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Expertise versus Elitism
The life philosophy of an ancient fellow I once knew, who was in the habit of dispensing chunks of wisdom from his doorstep, could have been summarized in the following aphorism: “Everyone’s good at something, everyone has a weakness, and you’ve got to die of something”. In his case all three observations neatly converged on… Continue reading Expertise versus Elitism